"Even in these commercial times, the Web provides a forum for anybody who's got something to say.

What's more, they can make that voice heard - and in the case of that Peter Pan guy last year, even end up scopping a Webby Award or two.

Mike Slocombe is the man behind urban75.com, and his book is aimed squarely at this audience of eager amateurs, yet it uses professionally designed sites as its examples.

Not corporate projects, mind, but the less commercial side of web design, from MobilesDisco through to Am I Goth Or Not.

It's great idea.

Instead of working from their FrontPage or GeoCities templates, why shouldn't more amateurs be aware of issues such as usability, simple information architecture and navigational design

It's not for professionals, but this book will help make the non-commercial Web a better place."

© Create Online Magazine, March 2002

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